Retroflex (definition)
From Scottish Gaelic Grammar Wiki
Revision as of 17:00, 15 November 2009 by AndrewCarnie (talk | contribs)
Retroflex is used to refer to the place of articulation of certain sounds. Sounds classified under this term are produced by the rounding of the tongue to the just behind the alveolar ridge. Some speakers of English produce [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant.
See Also
External Links
References
Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
